U23 World League

Gigante A
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rogelio Confesor kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, SleddKnicks IF's Hans Dalgren got a free kick in the 2nd minute. After 4 played minutes Ripa FC got a freekick which was hit by Felix Izel. After 7 minutes, Rogelio Confesor mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ripa FC and the SleddKnicks IF players grew even worse after the yellow card. 16 minutes into the match, Hristo Stoichkov notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of SleddKnicks IF's Otto Smitt. Otto Smitt was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to Ripa FC getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Ildefonso Bordat hit a great ball. In the 28th minute of the match Ripa FC got a corner. SleddKnicks IF's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Anselmo Atarrabi ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Anselmo Atarrabi almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but SleddKnicks IF's Otto Smitt did a great save. In the 34th minute Ingvar Holmberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martin Miro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Martin Miro came out of the goal in the 37th minute to try and stop a shot by SleddKnicks IF's Ingvar Holmberg. But to his dismay, Ingvar Holmberg quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. After 43 played minutes Ripa FC got a freekick which was hit by Jonas Chale. In the 45th minute Ingvar Holmberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martin Miro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ingvar Holmberg to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, Johannes Västerstrand hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Otto Smitt came out of the goal in the 53rd minute to try and stop a shot by Ripa FC's Hristo Stoichkov. But to his dismay, Hristo Stoichkov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. SleddKnicks IF's Otto Smitt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hristo Stoichkov in the 57th minute of play. Otto Smitt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rogelio Confesor in the 63rd minute of play. A collision led to Ripa FC getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Jonas Chale hit a great ball. 67 minutes into the match, Ripa FC's goalkeeper Martin Miro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ingvar Holmberg. Martin Miro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kajetan Kaczucha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kajetan Kaczucha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Martin Miro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Martin Miro was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ingvar Holmberg showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-2 in the 74 minute of play. 82 minutes into the game, Ripa FC's Rogelio Confesor nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Otto Smitt made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-2. Hans Dalgren kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. After recieving a nice pass, Ripa FC's Anselmo Atarrabi tried to score from far away in the 88th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Felix Izel took the ball and in the 92 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Otto Smitt. Otto Smitt dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-2. Ripa FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of SleddKnicks IF for a fine match.